COVID-19

In an effort to increase treatment capacity amid the ongoing pandemic posed by the coronavirus, Phoebe Putney Memorial North hospital is adding a 24-unit modular unit specifically for patients afflicted with COVID-19.

According to the government policy watchdog website, TheHill.com, more and more governors across the United States are instructing state health officials to increase bed capacity to meet the expected surge in COVID-19 patients.

With the coronavirus pandemic having shut down much of the U.S. economy the past few months, and new cases of COVID-19 continuing to be reported, one healthcare construction project in the City of Brotherly Love has been ramped up to be able to treat patients as quickly as possible.

Temporary wall manufacturer STARC Systems has announced that it is redirecting the entirety of its operations into the construction of critical care isolation rooms for the nation’s healthcare facilities at a time when the coronavirus pandemic has seen hospitals struggling to provide adequate patient care.

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